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NJ5 on 27 July 2008
NNN2004 said:

i check the stores and i found some good TVs but still confused which one should i choose.

 

When you were there, did you think the Plasmas had a much better image than LCDs? That's the key question here.

 



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souixan on 27 July 2008
NNN2004 said:
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finalsquall said:
Don't plasma's have screen burn with video games i.e. if you pause your game the picture can permanently be burned into the screen.

 

 but i read that the new models have anti-burn system ... thats mean its still not efficient ??

Yes, Plasmas are not as bad as they were in terms of burn-in. On the other hand, LCDs are also overcoming the disadvantages they had. From what I see, current LCD and Plasmas are not that different from each other, except in terms of price and power consumption (LCDs have the advantage on both).

Go to your local electronics shop and compare the latest Plasmas to the latest LCDs, then you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect. That's the good thing about TVs, there are so many shops demonstrating them...

 

i check the stores and i found some good TVs but still confused which one should i choose.

 


If you want a suggestion, Sharp and Samsung are my favorite in LCD for Plasma I like Phillips, Samsung and Toshiba.

Shura on 27 July 2008
selnor said:
Sony certainly dont make the best TV's. Panasonic do. Look at reviews online, Panasonic TV's are the nuts. And yes Plasma is better.

I though it was Samsung who makes the best tvs.

 



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souixan on 27 July 2008
Shura said:
selnor said:
Sony certainly dont make the best TV's. Panasonic do. Look at reviews online, Panasonic TV's are the nuts. And yes Plasma is better.

I though it was Samsung who makes the best tvs.

 


Samsung makes the displays for Sony even, you can get a comparable TV from Samsung for a few hundred dollars less most of the time.

NNN2004 on 27 July 2008
souixan said:
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BenKenobi88 said:

Just don't get a DLP...they often have a slight delay, making most games have a little bit noticeable lag, and music games impossible.

 

 ?? whats this DLP ?

 

Those giant screens they actually project the image onto the screen from the rear. The thing is Plasma and LCD even have scaling chips which produce a lag in the image, the major difference is LCD' and plasmas have Game mode which turn them off in order to cut lag out I'm not sure if DLP does or does not have this.

lol thats make me worry ... can u know if this model have this issue ?

http://www.digitalcentre.com.au/p/523931/samsung-ps42a450-plasma-tv-3d-ready.html

becaus  i think this is the best that i foun until now.

 

 

Game mode Yes (Sports/Cinema/Game)

in short yes it has it you just need to turn it on in the menu for each system.

this TV also have a native 1080p ... is there any difference between native & true 1080p ? if there is then i will go with the panasonic one.

 

 Native or true is a preference in naming, they're the same thing it's just depending on how they advertise or phrase it.

the trick is, that ALL digital tv's are naturally progressive. Unless you absolutely want 60 Frames a second(with games you do but with movie, I think now they do 24Frames to keep it matched to the source.) you don't really need 1080p 1080i would be basically the same. However most 1080p sets have smaller pixels and sub pixel layers to create a better image but the resolution for 1080p and 1080i are the same exactly. The benefit comes from higher cost models tending to include 1080p where cheaper models only have 1080i or 720p and the 60 frames.

on the subject of burn in, LCD displays these days have almost eliminated the problem completely Plasmas still have it but you'd have to leave a static image up for a good long while(possibly hours) for it to burn in. If you lower the lamp light level you can even decrease the chance of burn in, lower power consumption and help enhance the black levels on an LCD.

 thnx alot man ... but u think this TV is a good choice ??

here is anothe link for more details : http://au.shopping.com/xPF-Samsung-Samsung-PS42A450-Series-4-42inch-Plasma-TV 

 



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SpartanFX on 27 July 2008

my university paper was technical comparison between lcd and plasma.

the real answer is that it really depends on your needs.

plasma is a little better for sport applications(fast pace movies)

LCD is better for brighter room,,has much longer life span and uses 1/3 electricity as plasma and has a crisper image.


for gaming:
definitely LCD,,,,plasma will have burn in effects,,meaning that if you live the pause menu for an hour to 2 hours on,, there is a high chance that the picture will burn into the screen forever.



overall I think LCD is better and 2 top LCD manufacturers are Sony and samsung. just make sure that the screen is not shiny (most of samsung tv screens are shiny meaning that they lose picture quality if the room is even a little bright)

My recommendation is Sony 40XBR4.



 

 

 

souixan on 27 July 2008

It's a nice enough TV but it's a pseudo 720p set. (has a few more lines than a 720p native.) Also that list doesn't really tell you too much about the tv the brightness, the pixel pitch, static and dynamic contrast ratios etc.



NNN2004 on 27 July 2008
NJ5 said:
NNN2004 said:

i check the stores and i found some good TVs but still confused which one should i choose.

 

When you were there, did you think the Plasmas had a much better image than LCDs? That's the key question here.

 

 

 hmmm .. its hard to say but i notice that the plasma have more depth in the picture.



NNN2004 on 27 July 2008
SpartanFX said:

my university paper was technical comparison between lcd and plasma.

the real answer is that it really depends on your needs.

plasma is a little better for sport applications(fast pace movies)

LCD is better for brighter room,,has much longer life span and uses 1/3 electricity as plasma and has a crisper image.


for gaming:
definitely LCD,,,,plasma will have burn in effects,,meaning that if you live the pause menu for an hour to 2 hours on,, there is a high chance that the picture will burn into the screen forever.



overall I think LCD is better and 2 top LCD manufacturers are Sony and samsung. just make sure that the screen is not shiny (most of samsung tv screens are shiny meaning that they lose picture quality if the room is even a little bright)

My recommendation is Sony 40XBR4.

thnx man ... but what i hate about the LCD is the blur thing ... i will check this sony TV and i will tell u my opinion thnx.

 



Pete_Beast on 27 July 2008

LCD, I only say this because it's what most discussions comclude to, seeing as Plasma TV's are more vulnerable to breaking (I have a friend whose had 2 Plasma TV's and both have died on him), also I believe if you leave an image still for soome minutes on a plama, it will stay like that for a while after :/ kInda' stained in there.